diff --git a/lib/move-sync/__tests__/move-sync-prevent-moving-into-itself.test.js b/lib/move-sync/__tests__/move-sync-prevent-moving-into-itself.test.js
index 2470b84f..3685faaf 100644
--- a/lib/move-sync/__tests__/move-sync-prevent-moving-into-itself.test.js
+++ b/lib/move-sync/__tests__/move-sync-prevent-moving-into-itself.test.js
@@ -37,68 +37,81 @@ describe('+ moveSync() - prevent moving into itself', () => {
   afterEach(() => fs.removeSync(TEST_DIR))
 
   describe('> when source is a file', () => {
-    it(`should move the file successfully even when dest is a subdir of src`, () => {
-      const srcFile = path.join(TEST_DIR, 'src', 'srcfile.txt')
+    it(`should move the file successfully even when dest parent is 'src/dest'`, () => {
       const destFile = path.join(TEST_DIR, 'src', 'dest', 'destfile.txt')
-      fs.writeFileSync(srcFile, dat0)
+      return testSuccessFile(src, destFile)
+    })
+
+    it(`should move the file successfully when dest parent is 'src/src_dest'`, () => {
+      const destFile = path.join(TEST_DIR, 'src', 'src_dest', 'destfile.txt')
+      return testSuccessFile(src, destFile)
+    })
 
-      fs.moveSync(srcFile, destFile)
+    it(`should move the file successfully when dest parent is 'src/dest_src'`, () => {
+      const destFile = path.join(TEST_DIR, 'src', 'dest_src', 'destfile.txt')
+      return testSuccessFile(src, destFile)
+    })
+
+    it(`should move the file successfully when dest parent is 'src/dest/src'`, () => {
+      const destFile = path.join(TEST_DIR, 'src', 'dest', 'src', 'destfile.txt')
+      return testSuccessFile(src, destFile)
+    })
 
-      const out = fs.readFileSync(destFile, 'utf8')
-      assert.strictEqual(out, dat0, 'file contents matched')
-      assert(!fs.existsSync(srcFile))
+    it(`should move the file successfully when dest parent is 'srcsrc/dest'`, () => {
+      const destFile = path.join(TEST_DIR, 'srcsrc', 'dest', 'destfile.txt')
+      return testSuccessFile(src, destFile)
     })
   })
 
   describe('> when source is a directory', () => {
     it(`should move the directory successfully when dest is 'src_dest'`, () => {
       dest = path.join(TEST_DIR, 'src_dest')
-      return testSuccess(src, dest)
+      return testSuccessDir(src, dest)
     })
 
     it(`should move the directory successfully when dest is 'src-dest'`, () => {
       dest = path.join(TEST_DIR, 'src-dest')
-      return testSuccess(src, dest)
+      return testSuccessDir(src, dest)
     })
 
     it(`should move the directory successfully when dest is 'dest_src'`, () => {
       dest = path.join(TEST_DIR, 'dest_src')
-      return testSuccess(src, dest)
+      return testSuccessDir(src, dest)
     })
 
     it(`should move the directory successfully when dest is 'src_dest/src'`, () => {
       dest = path.join(TEST_DIR, 'src_dest', 'src')
-      return testSuccess(src, dest)
+      return testSuccessDir(src, dest)
     })
 
     it(`should move the directory successfully when dest is 'src-dest/src'`, () => {
       dest = path.join(TEST_DIR, 'src-dest', 'src')
-      return testSuccess(src, dest)
+      return testSuccessDir(src, dest)
     })
 
     it(`should move the directory successfully when dest is 'dest_src/src'`, () => {
       dest = path.join(TEST_DIR, 'dest_src', 'src')
-      return testSuccess(src, dest)
+      return testSuccessDir(src, dest)
     })
 
     it(`should move the directory successfully when dest is 'src_src/dest'`, () => {
       dest = path.join(TEST_DIR, 'src_src', 'dest')
-      return testSuccess(src, dest)
+      return testSuccessDir(src, dest)
     })
 
     it(`should move the directory successfully when dest is 'src-src/dest'`, () => {
       dest = path.join(TEST_DIR, 'src-src', 'dest')
-      return testSuccess(src, dest)
+      return testSuccessDir(src, dest)
     })
 
     it(`should move the directory successfully when dest is 'srcsrc/dest'`, () => {
       dest = path.join(TEST_DIR, 'srcsrc', 'dest')
-      return testSuccess(src, dest)
+      return testSuccessDir(src, dest)
     })
 
     it(`should move the directory successfully when dest is 'dest/src'`, () => {
       dest = path.join(TEST_DIR, 'dest', 'src')
-      return testSuccess(src, dest)
+      return testSuccessDir(src, dest)
     })
 
     it('should move the directory successfully when dest is very nested that all its parents need to be created', () => {
@@ -106,7 +119,7 @@ describe('+ moveSync() - prevent moving into itself', () => {
         'grault', 'garply', 'fred', 'plugh', 'thud', 'some', 'highly', 'deeply',
         'badly', 'nasty', 'crazy', 'mad', 'nested', 'dest')
       assert(!fs.existsSync(dest))
-      return testSuccess(src, dest)
+      return testSuccessDir(src, dest)
     })
 
     it(`should throw error when dest is 'src/dest'`, () => {
@@ -131,7 +144,17 @@ describe('+ moveSync() - prevent moving into itself', () => {
   })
 })
 
-function testSuccess (src, dest) {
+function testSuccessFile (src, destFile) {
+  const srcFile = path.join(src, FILES[0])
+
+  fs.moveSync(srcFile, destFile)
+
+  const o0 = fs.readFileSync(destFile, 'utf8')
+  assert.strictEqual(o0, dat0, 'file contents matched')
+  assert(!fs.existsSync(srcFile))
+}
+
+function testSuccessDir (src, dest) {
   const srclen = klawSync(src).length
   // assert src has contents
   assert(srclen > 2)